A magnificent collection of 19th-century French* bird engravings — restored, refined, and thoughtfully prepared for today’s designers.
These 12 exquisite illustrations date to the late 1800s and retain their original French species titles, preserving both their artistic charm and historical authenticity. Each engraving has been meticulously scanned at twice the size of the originals, then carefully retouched and optimized over many hours to ensure crisp detail, tonal balance, and seamless usability.
Every file is delivered as a high-resolution PNG with a transparent background, making these birds effortless to incorporate into your creative projects.
Inside you’ll find remarkable flexibility for layering, collage, branding, packaging, stationery, and fine art prints — whether you prefer richly restored color, classic black & white, or fully isolated birds ready to perch wherever your imagination takes them.
• 11 Full Bird Engraving Originals — sRGB PNG
• 11 Full Plate Overlays — sRGB PNG
• 19 Individual Birds — sRGB PNG
• 18 Individual Birds (No Perch) — sRGB PNG
• 19 Bird Titles in French — Black & White PNG
Each illustration includes:
Color version
Black & white version
Isolated color bird
French species title
Seven engravings also include additional landscape variations:
Full landscape scene
Bird on branch (or rock) only
Authentic late-1800s French engravings
Professionally restored with exceptional attention to detail
Transparent PNG files for easy drag-and-drop use
Large, high-resolution scans for print and digital projects
Multiple variations for maximum creative flexibility
These timeless birds bring elegance, history, and refined natural beauty to everything from branding and surface design to wall art, book covers, and layered vintage compositions.
*Note: the hummingbird illustration is in English. It's the only English language bird illustration I own, and it is so lovely, I just had to include it!
Commercial License: You are free to use these files in any way but if you plan to sell digital or physical products they must be incorporated into your own new, unique design and provided in a way that they can not be extracted in their original state for re-use. Please do not post or share images as is or include them in digital collage sheets.
